Wisconsin § 188.18 - Corporate powers of Reserve Officers Association.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 188.18 — Corporate powers of Reserve Officers Association., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 188.18. Corporate powers of Reserve Officers Association.
188.18(1) (1) The department of Wisconsin and any chapter or unit of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States, organized in this state pursuant to the constitution, bylaws and rules and regulations of such association or such department, shall have full corporate power to transact business in this state and to take over the assets and liabilities of the existing department, chapters or other units upon filing with the department of financial institutions, a statement of its intention so to do, its name, location and a full and complete list of its duly elected officers, and by so doing shall become a body corporate. No filing fees shall be charged by the department of financial institutions for so doing. 188.18(2) (2) All acts done by the department or any chapter or other unit so incorporated or its constituted authorities shall be considered acts of such department, chapter or other unit as a body corporate and no personal liability shall be attached to any member thereof. The provisions of ss.
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Section 188.18 ("Corporate powers of Reserve Officers Association.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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